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EV Startup INDIEV Signs Deal With Foxconn To Build EV Prototypes In Ohio

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INDIEV is an EV startup based in Los Angeles with no means to manufacturer vehicles on its own.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City. Gas Technology Institute: Houston to Los Angeles (H2LA)–I-10 Hydrogen Corridor Project.

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Comment on Nio's William Li questions US protectionism, demands equal access to US market by Wayne Lewis

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Especially in states like Ohio where plants were closed in places like Lordstown. In contrast, from what I’ve read about BYD and their situation in California, they haven’t made a big push to make their Los Angeles factory more localized. Polestar already imports cars from China, but plans to build them in the US soon.

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Ford exploring use of smartphone technology to alert drivers to pedestrians, bicyclists; BLE and 5G

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Ford, Commsignia, PSS, Ohio State University, T-Mobile and Tome Software are demonstrating the technology at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s World Congress in Los Angeles this week. This is especially relevant to the stress of big-city driving on shared roads.

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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billion in five of its existing Michigan plants, and will work with the city of Detroit and state of Michigan on building a new assembly plant within city limits. In addition to the new Jeep models, the plant would continue building the Ram 1500 Classic, which is being extended to meet market demand. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.

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EcoCAR 3 competition to use Chevy Camaro as base vehicle

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EcoCAR 3 challenges university students across North America to design, build and optimize eco-friendly powertrains over the course of the next four years. California State University, Los Angeles. Ohio State University. Schools selected for EcoCAR 3 are: Arizona State University. Colorado State University. Virginia Tech.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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builds upon a 23-year history of DOE Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC). Using the VDP enables students to design, build and refine their advanced technology vehicles. The schools that have been chosen to participate are: California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California).